A customer placed an order with a bakery for cupcakes. The baker has completed 37.5% of the order after baking 81 cupcakes. How many cupcakes did the customer order?
+37101 81 cupcakes is to 37.5 % as x is to 100% ......set this up as a ratio
81 c / 37.5 % = x c / 100% Multiply both sides by 100%
81c/37.5% x 100% = x c c = cupcakes
81c x 100%/37.5% = x = 216 cupcakes order
